Vancouver Complication!

This is probably my greatest find so far, the original vinyl release of Vancouver complication.

What is Vancouver Complication? Well, it was a comp of Vancouver (and Victoria) area punk bands first released in 1979.

It's recently been re-released on CD by Joey Keithley of DOA's Sudden Death Records, which is how I first heard about it.

I was lucky enough to come across this copy at the Salvation Army for 50 cents! Actually, my friend Aaron came across it first, but he's not really a punk fan, so he'd never heard of it and I was able to keep my poker face long enough to get a hold of it.

I've since seen it on eBay for $50 and up, but I would never sell it. For me it's not about the money at all, it's about the find. $50 would disappear so easily it would hardly even be worth it, but seeing that record brings back the rush of excitement I got when I first saw it in a thrift store.

Unfortunately, that rush is insanely addictive, and when you get one great find, you always think there's another just around the corner, if you just keep going to "one more thrift store, I promise, then we can go home!" But, it's better than being addicted to crack! At least, that's what I keep telling myself...

Anyway, do yourself a favour and check out some stuff from Sudden Death, especially DOA and Pointed Sticks! Later, Record Lad